Professor Frederik Swennen


Contact Details

Deloitte Legal, Greenille Private Client Team

De Keyserlei 60A
Antwerp
2018
Belgium


Profile

Family lawyer since 2006, admitted to all Belgian courts excl. the Court of Cassation. Specialised in conflict handling in, and advisory on, (international) family law for high net worth individuals and entrepreneurial families. Non-traditional families are a specific area of interest and specialisation. Senior full professor of family law at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). President (2023-2026) of the International Society of Family Law. Author of ca. 300 publications, presented papers worldwide.

Languages Spoken: Dutch, French, English

Practice Areas: Adoption, Appeals, Child Care/Public Law, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Divorce, Domestic Abuse/Violence/Protection Orders, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Child Support, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Capital Provision, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Same Sex Partnerships, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony, Surrogacy


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